New – Slide up by two fingers to open Hide AppsOptimization – New UI for T9 dialer to search for appsOptimization – New wallpapers details pageOptimization – Enhanced speed of opening foldersOptimization – Keep the original icons layout when changing Cell layout typeOptimization – New launching pageOptimization – Ported for Lewa OSFix – Sound delays in locking/unlockingFix – Some weather type may cause the launcher to rebootFix – Installation prompt would pop out twice after downloading recommended apps

New – Various launcher layouts for big screen devicesNew – Added an option to make a list of apps locked to the task manager in Launcher settings - LauncherNew – New version of RecommendationOptimization – Transparent status bar for Galaxy S4Optimization – Enhanced transition speed of foldersFix – Cannot apply default lockscreenFix – Sometimes icons disappear when using smart groupingFix – Screen will be black for a moment when clipping wallpapersFix – Launcher language does not change when switching between Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese

Highlights- Greatly optimized the interface of Quick switch
- Adopted the latest official weather data to make the weather forecast more accurate
- Added filter in some themes to make the icons more suitable in the theme
- Added animation effect when using widgets to push away icons
(This feature requires Android 4.0 or a newer version)

Optimization– Largely enhanced the loading speed of MiHome Launcher
Optimization– Screen can be locked much more quickly
Optimization– Cube transition effect is more smooth in MIUI V2.3 system
- Devices with a resolution over 800 support the layout of 5 columns & 4 rows
- More devices have the feature of tilting the phone to move apps to another screen
Fix– The last icon in a folder cannot be moved
Fix– Sometimes the dynamic weather wallpaper cannot be disabled/enabled

Highlights
- Added dynamic weather wallpaper. Use it by applying the default wallpaper.
- Added a weather & clock widget.
- Added weather forecast function. Press the weather & clock widget to check the weather of the next five days.
(To use the dynamic weather wallpaper, you should use Android 4.0 or a newer version)

- Added a new feature when moving icons from one screen to another. Long press on the icon and tilt your phone to use this function

- Added a new feature to rearrange icons and widgets more easily

This gif may give you an idea of how the second function works.

Optimization – Enhanced the experience when switching icons on the screen with those in the dock bar
Optimization – Largely reduced MiHome Launcher’s usage of internal storage
Optimization – Press widgets to add it to the homescreen in Edit mode
Optimization – Press anywhere on the screen to fold Quick Switch
Optimization – Beautified the Search icon
Fix – Sometimes lockscreen doesn’t respond
Fix – The number under the Clear Task iconis not aligned with the names of the others apps
Optimization – The style of the Theme page was not unified

Optimization – Highlight color of the join when moving icons from one screen to another
Fix – Live wallpaperdoesn’t show in some HTC phones
Fix – Clock cannot be applied in the search result page
Fix – Incorrect results in searching for a specific image frame
Fix – Lockscreen wallpaper cannot be set by apps other than Themes
Fix –Sometimes lock screen doesn’t respond

(The second picture is from @parafrei. Great thanks to him)
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Fix - Folders merging on the dock might cause FC
Fix - Desktop does not immediately restart after theme application
Fix - Live wallpaper option is missed on some HTC phone devices
Fix - No lock screen notification tone
Fix - Double lock screen error on some devices
Fix - Themes deleted on the online interface still show in local list
Fix - The delete icon on the online interface does not work

Fix - The installation of MiHome causes the call / SMS ringtones to be modified
Fix - Local wallpaper cannot be changed on devices with Android 2.3
Fix - Desktop style of some HTC phones does not change with the theme
Fix - Desktop crashes on MX2 when setting the lockscreen wallpaper
Fix - In some cases ANR issue in some themes
Fix - Theme preview loading error on devices with Android 2.3
Fix - Some V4 lockscreen can not be unlocked
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New - Themes app V5 Edition

Optimization - Default application name standardization on the dock
Optimization - Open and close performance of folders

Fix - Lcokscreen error on Meizu MX2
Fix - Pressing the HOME key will show blank background while the screen is locked
Fix - Location of applications in the folder will change after updating

2/ If the choose bar for the widgets, applications appear in 2 or 3 copies and the size of the widget is not indicated (2x1 or 4x2 etc...) - Edit : I have reboot my device and only one app appear in this bar.

What a nice fresh look. You need a language setting so there is no Chinese on the locksceen. Swiping from page to page had to be very deliberate at times which is frustrating. Other than those, a solid update.

Wanted to ask what you changed in MIUi v5 with themes. Because I see that now /media/theme/default/icons includes only the masks for the Icons and /media/theme/miui_mod_icons includes the normal Icons. Usually we pack all our Icons in the .mtz as a zipped file called icons.

But wouldn't this replace the complete mask. How or where should I pack the Icons and the masks for the Icons to use it in MIui V5 ?????